Lithops and the Baggie Method

[IanW]

Can someone remind me, when growing Lithops with the baggie method do you normally ease them out of the humidity of growing in a bag before they grow their first set of main leaves or after?

[iann]

Before. They won't switch the the first true leaves for at least 3 months, and you probably don't want to leave them in bags for that long. Get them out in the sun, or at least some sun if we ever get any.

[IanW]

Cheers iann, I've actually got them under artificial light and they've been in about 6 weeks but are getting a decent size already so I guess they're probably not too far off coming out then.

This is where they're at right now.

[iann]

I'd get them out and start on a little sunlight. They're not those pesky cactus seedlings that can't take a single sunbeam without frying. You can start them from day one in full direct sun, but after the start they've had, maybe transition slowly.